[lonestaradpi]

It sounds to me that you have already made up your mind, you just want our "blessing". I'm not sure if many of us can give it.

If you aren't happy with the group you pledged, then I strongly suggest you not get initiated because once you are an initiated member of a NPC organization, there really will be no turning back. No chance of ever becoming a member of your first choice. If you truly love your first choice, perhaps you should wait and seek AI once you are finished with your collegiate experience.

At my university, we only had 1 or 2 girls who rerushed in my 4 years. The sororities were kind of competitive. I distinctly remember going over names of PNMs and someone saying, "didn't that girl go through last year?" "yes, i don't know why she is wasting her time, she'll get cut again". People will remember that girl. No one wants someone else's sloppy seconds (sorry if that sounds harsh, it is the best way i can describe it right now).

In my experience, a recommendation is a boost for you, not something that will keep you off of a bid list. There were girls we loved that didn't have recs, we got them for the girls because we really wanted these women. Actually, I have a good friend who was recruitment advisor at UCLA and she has said that she is amazed at how many women here in Texas have recs. I know, I know, UCLA isn't USC, but same state, maybe similiar situations with recs.

Also, isn't there a rule that states if you sign a bid card for one group, you cannot accept a bid from an other group for an entire year? Wouldn't that make rushing and accepting a bid again next fall semester impossible?